Scottish novelist Catherine Alexandra discusses her debut novel, her writing journey, self-publishing, lessons learned, and tips for aspiring writers based upon her own experience.
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UTTS # 054 Scottish Gins: Juniper with a Twist!
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In the past few years gin production, especially craft and artisan gin, has exploded across Scotland as gin has risen to overtake whisky and vodka as the preferred tipple across the UK. What’s behind this movement and where will it lead?
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UTTS #053 Scottish Sea Glass, Creating Art from Mermaid's Tears
Sea glass is the ultimate example of “trash to treasure.” Scot jeweller Gaynor Hebden-Smith has built a successful business and career by reclaiming what was once rubbish and turning it into cherished keepsakes.
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UTTS #052 A Case of Identity: The Sherlock Holmes Tartan
The legacy of literary super sleuth Sherlock Holmes has been updated with a newly designed tartan that honors the Irish and Scottish roots of his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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UTTS #051 Small Ship Cruising on Scotland's Majestic Line
The Majestic Line is an award winning small ship cruise line that offers a unique "mini" cruise ship experience throughout Scotland's west coast and islands.
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Buachille Etive Mor - copyright Dougie Cunningham/Leading Lines Photography
UTTS #050 Photographing Scotland - The Guidebook
Photographing Scotland is the newest photography guidebook from leading UK publisher fotoVUE. Compiled over 4 and a half years it is the work of award winning Glasgow photographer Dougie Cunningham.
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UTTS #049 GlenWyvis - Scotland's First Community Owned Distillery
Among Scotland's newest distilleries is GlenWyvis in Dingwall on the Black Isle in the Scottish Highlands. Run by renewable green energy, it was financed largely by a massive crowd-funding campaign to establish Scotland's first community-owned distillery.
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UTTS #048 Composed: The Debut Solo Album of Piper Dougie McCance
Dougie McCance, branded as "Dougie the Piper", is one of Scotland's premier professional pipers best known as a member of the backrock sensations, the Red Hot Chilli Pipers. He has just released his first solo album, "Composed."
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UTTS #047 dotScot - The Online Community for Scots and the Scottish Diaspora
In three short years since its launch dotScot has emerged as the world's most successful community domain, thanks in no small part to the worldwide Scottish Diaspora.
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UTTS #046 Thistly Cross: Scotland's Original Artisan Cider
Artisan ciders are the "new thing" in the internationally respected Scottish drinks industry and Thistly Cross, co-founded by a farmer and an artist turned cider maker, was the first.
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